. >>> senator john mccain accused of posting a racist tweet. what he said about a monkey sent into space from iran. >>> and a bumpy road for people in east oakland. the fight they are facing with the city and it's coming at a high cost. >>> some people are accusing senator mccain of being a racist comparing mahmoud ahmadinejad to a monkey. the tweet says so mahmoud ahmadinejad wants to be first iranian in space. wasn't he there last week? his tweet followed reports that mahmoud ahmadinejad volunteered limb self for a manned spaceflight after iran claimed it successfully sent a monkey into space. among those taking offense at mccain's tweet was a republican congressman from michigan of palestinian decent. mccain sent a tweet later saying it was a joke and telling his followers to lighten up. some question the claim that iran sent the monkey in space and back. iran showed off the monkey before and after it blasted off aboard a rocket. now the state department says the photos taken before and after the launch are look very different. iranian offic